The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-07-21

The commerce Of Fernanoina % fapfoy IN
cre.sing
-Henry W. Grady, Of the Atlanta 0bsss;sa-
hez, was in Fernandina, with his family. last
week
Major George 8 Hallmark has been APP
pointed County Judge Of Escambia. An excel
LENT appointment
BY good conduct in the penitentiary Jacob
sharps four years viii be reduced to three. The
5000 fine ID no penalty, Is he is worth several
millio1A
The completion Of the Gainesville, ITALIA
hassee and Western railroad will give this city
and the western part Of Alachua county ire
mendous boom--Gainesrzk ADVOCATE.
Yesterday. the 14th, was the French Fourth
OF July, and the tri-color foaied from the French
Consulate ONCE. French vessels in port,
and from . number of houses in the city--Psn-
saoola Advance Gasek.
Genera Tuttle says that the Southern peo-
pie bold just rs bitter feelings toward the North
- they ever have" That is good republican
doctrine II is the platform on which the party
will fight and lose in 16Se--N 7. Herald.
The reception to Col. Merrill, of the Nescs
flying 10 him as q mark of appreciation Of his
abilities, rs well as of the social qualities which
adoru his private life-Jacksoncile CIiique.
Our esteemed contemporary, the Birming-
ham Ne,ns, is mistaken. We are not "crying
over the lost lumber trade of Florida" but are
trying to recover the lost lumber trade Of Jack
sonville which has gone to Fernandina. And
Fenandina is still in Florida-Necs- Herald
Governor Perry was the guest of Mr.. E. P.
Disnukes when here during his visit 10 the MI.
Pleasant Academy He was the recipient of
many baskets of beautiful flowers from several
ladies, and had calls from many gentlemen
Quincy Herald
Brother Jones, of the Tampa Courier, is stir
ring up considerable strife among the saloon peo-
pie. The friends and advocates of the cause
should remember that temperance in speech is
quite as important as temperance in drink.-Ce-
dar Key Guy Ven.
The factions of fernando have been en-
gagged in hot fight for a year or two, and il
would have been an impossibiity for the Gov
ernor to make appointments which would have
been acceptable to all. 1t is easier to bring &C.
cusation than TO pacify angry men.-Orlando
Exporter.
Mr.. Charles 81. Webb has sold his interest in
the Florida Chronicle TO his partner, Rev NJ 8.
Leete- All Volusia county will be sorry to lose
the genial Webb, and especially his fellow-jour-
nalists. who have become heartily attached to
him for his many excellent qualities. Success
70 him, wherever he goes-SeUiue Independent.
"A force of employees numbering some
twenty-five or thirty, are busily at work on the
extension of the Tavares, Apopka and Gulf Rail-
way at Creston, two miles south of Oakland.
Above that point the track lie being laid, and the
enterprise is going ahead rapidly.-DeLdnd
Chronicle
The union depot, railroad bridge and the
new steamer 10 be built will make business and
matters generally put on more life. There will
be probably expended in the neighborhood OF
100000 in this city in the next five or six
months by the hackers of the above works alone.
-PGLG1k0 Nescs.
The fernando Neses is trying to bring itself
into notice by its violent abuse of Governor
Perry. The Nescs is published by Jordan &
Hawk, bot from the way it sings it's filth one
would think q much fouler bird has charge of
the editorial department-Rensa Adoance-
Gasett<
"A Teachers Institute will be held one week
Al DeFuniak Springs, due notice of which will
be given hereafter. Profs. Felkel and Erwin and
perhaps Mrs Ingraham will be on hand 10 con-
duct the Institute. Rub up, teachers, and be
prepared TO meet these distinguished educators.
-DePhniak Springs Critic.
r. - <i.a 81. a. ffnx pr0f Fol
kel, Of tallahassee, on our streets last Monday
morning. Owing to the short time the train
gave him to talk TO Us, We did not get all the
information we desired in regard to the work
that be is now engaged in, that OF conducting
Teacher Institutes He is one of the leading
educaiors of Florda.-DeFuniak Springs Critic.
-Ex-Govsrnsr David 8. Walker, of Tallahas-
sse, has been spending several days here. He is
the guest Of William Fisher, Esq. Quite a
Walker on an excursion to Fl Pickens on the
steamer Simpson last Wednesday. William
Fisher, Esq, was master of ceremonies. and the
venerable visitor enjoyed the trip highly.-Pen-
nicola Adpdnce Gazette.
We had quite pleasant talk with Colonel
r w. Ashmore, of Sepchoppy. on Monday last.
The Colonel tells Us that the railroad men
stopped with him q few days ago on their return
from Carrabelle. They told the Colonel that the
road from Tallahassee TO Carrabelle would Ger
tainly be built, and that the work would CON-
mence by first Of September. Let 'er come
Oroxfcrdeils WakuHa Times.
Fred Cooper, now at Warrington, Fla, has
been promoted to the rank of Sergeant Major of
the battalion of United States troops stationed
NJ Warrington. He entered the army last Au.
gust private soldier. In not quite year after
entrance int the army he has been promoted to
the highest rank Of Q non-commissioned officer.
His many friends and relatives In Savannah will
be glad 10 hear Of his Observation-Disclosures
Hesai
The Tallahassee FLoRIDIAH came to rs this
week In the form of Q four-column, eight-page
paper, very diminutiye sheet % compared with
the regular dress OF the old war horse Of democ-
racy. We wondered at the change and thought
can IL be possible that old age il going hard
with The participant Of - many hard fought 20
litical bsttlesf We were relieved TO ind, by an
pouncemeut In its columns, that the breaking Of
its big power pres had caused the change in the
FLoRDIAEs comely shape.-Ises6uy Commsr-
ei1l
Captain Rose b - busy - king bee 10 .
sugar barrel, bat We managed to keep him in our
once long enough last Monday TO ascertain that
d win require 10000 bricks for the Soundaaion
q The new sugar mill The main building or the